Yes, we can confirm that the extension works in just the same way on Microsoft Edge (you can use the exact same version from the Chrome store), and there’s a functioning Firefox version of Custom UserAgent String too.

Will this work on browsers other than Chrome? Once you’ve followed the prompts to set up both and connect to the same Wi-Fi network, you should be able to cast YouTube from your phone to your PC. Download and install the app on Windows from the Microsoft Store, then install the Your Phone Companion app from the Google Play Store. The Get Your Phone app helps pair your Windows PC and phone so that you can cast anything on your screen, including YouTube. We’ve seen a few comments to this article that the custom user agent string isn’t working, but we’ve freshly retried it and can confirm that it all still works for us! Use Your Phone Companion on Windows instead

If nothing is working for you, the problem may be that either your mobile device or PC don’t support casting or that you mistyped something in the string. or you won’t get the option to cast to your PC. It won’t just automatically open the website if it’s closed. That system is opt-in and more comprehensive, whereas Your Phone is a more local, momentary way to make messaging easier.Īs for the status of Skype SMS relay, your guess is as good as ours.Note that you need to have /tv open in a browser tab to cast to it. The Skype system relies on sharing your messages to the Microsoft cloud, resulting in privacy concerns for some. Your Phone's SMS handling and Skype SMS relay (if it ever comes to Android) will exist independently.

With a more direct way of managing – and creating – SMS text messages you could see how Microsoft would abandon the Skype SMS relay project, which seems never to be ready. Whether Your Phone can and will handle phone calls remains to be seen, but like many things, its prioritization will be driven by user feedback and demand. Dell knows this as its full-phone found in devices like the XPS 13 (9370) only works on newer hardware.

Making and receiving calls through your phone's speakers and microphones may seem obvious, but there are a lot of mitigating factors to make such a system work. Surface Logo (Image credit: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central)Ĭurrently, there is no support for handling incoming phone calls on your PC, but Microsoft is exploring the idea and would like to bring some support to Windows 10 through Your Phone.

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